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Abstract #106795 Published in IGR 23-3
Visualization of erythrocyte stasis in the living human eye in health and disease
Li J; Wang D; Pottenburgh J; Pottenburgh J; Bower AJ; Asanad S; Asanad S; Lai EW; Simon C; Im L; Huryn LA; Tao Y; Tam J; Saeedi OJiScience 2023; 26: 105755
Blood cells trapped in stasis have been reported within the microcirculation, but their relevance to health and disease has not been established. In this study, we introduce an imaging approach that reveals the presence of a previously-unknown pool of erythrocytes in stasis, located within capillary segments of the CNS, and present in 100% of subjects imaged. These results provide a key insight that blood cells pause as they travel through the choroidal microvasculature, a vascular structure that boasts the highest blood flow of any tissue in the body. Demonstration of clinical utility using deep learning reveals that erythrocyte stasis is altered in glaucoma, indicating the possibility of more widespread changes in choroidal microvascular than previously realized. The ability to monitor the choroidal microvasculature at the single cell level may lead to novel strategies for tracking microvascular health in glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, and other neurodegenerative diseases.
National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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